KEY LATEST FIGURES:
1. Agriculture
The total land area of the country is estimated to be 2.376 million hectares, with 1.376 million hectares (approximately 58% of the total land area) used for agricultural purposes. In 2026 Season A, 1.043 million hectares were allocated to Seasonal crops, 0.501 million hectares were allocated to permanent crops, while 0.084 million hectares were allocated to permanent pasture.
In Season A of 2026, 37% of farmers used improved seeds. Among farmer types, 35.2% of small-scale farmers (SSF) and 82.6% of large-scale farmers (LSF) adopted improved seeds. Organic fertilizer was applied by 90.2% of farmers, including 90.4% of SSF and 83.6% of LSF. Inorganic fertilizer was used by 67.2% of all farmers, with 66.3% of SSF and 89.6% of LSF applying it.
In Season B of 2025, 18% of farmers used improved seeds. Among farmer types, 16.7% of small-scale farmers (SSF) and 72.1% of large-scale farmers (LSF) adopted improved seeds. Organic fertilizer was applied by 80.8% of farmers, including 81.2% of SSF and 63.8% of LSF. Inorganic fertilizer was used by 55.5% of all farmers, with 54.8% of SSF and 83.7% of LSF applying it.
In season B of 2025, 36.6 % of farmers applied pesticides. According to farmer type, 35.6 % of small-scale farmers and 77.7 % of Large-Scale Farmers applied pesticides respectively. Rocket, Dithane and Cypermethrin were the most used pesticides with 30.4 %, 24.3 % and 16.1 % respectively.
2. Environment
TABLE: Volume of Mineral Exports in kg by a quarter
| Year | Nature of Products | ||||
| Cassiterite | Coltan | Wolfram | Gold | ||
| 2018 | Q1 | 1,115,841 | 369,155 | 470,787 | |
| Q2 | 1,379,098 | 435,268 | 393,735 | ||
| Q3 | 1,165,192 | 404,309 | 548,800 | ||
| Q4 | 1,068,447 | 433,125 | 530,338 | ||
| Total | 4,728,578 | 1,641,857 | 1,943,660 | ||
| 2019 | Q1 | 1,034,333 | 390,868 | 472,153 | 362 |
| Q2 | 1,023,044 | 280,666 | 575,998 | 164 | |
| Q3 | 878,809 | 302,096 | 376,885 | 2,514 | |
| Q4 | 864,597 | 368,256 | 458,850 | 2,859 | |
| Total | 3,800,783 | 1,341,886 | 1,883,886 | 5,898 | |
| 2020 | Q1 | 565,993.2 | 342,413.2 | 416,790.1 | 2,089.1 |
| Q2 | 482,945.8 | 196,263.4 | 325,286.0 | 2,290.3 | |
| Q3 | 622,645.1 | 288,540.8 | 544,882.0 | 5,086.0 | |
| Q4 | 1,148,656 | 201,205 | 521,859 | 2,067 | |
| Total | 2,820,240 | 1,028,422 | 1,808,817 | 11,532 | |
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